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leadâin
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
leadâin
(noun)
leadâin
/
Ë
liËdËÉȘn/
noun
plural
leadâins
leadâin
/
Ë
liËdËÉȘn/
noun
plural
leadâins
Britannica Dictionary definition of LEADâIN
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:
something that comes before and introduces something else
The short animated movie is a good
lead-in
to the feature film.
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